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Nursing: Nursing Assistant Certified

Short-Term Certificate

This course provides instruction and hands on experience in basic nursing care skills including First Aid, CPR, and HIV/AIDS and supervised clinical training in a long-term are facility. Instruction will also be provided in student success and career transition skills. After successful completion of the Nursing Assistant Program, students are eligible to sit for the State of Washington NAC exam for certification as a Nurse Assistant.

Estimated Length of Completion

Degree Quarters Credits
Short-Term Certificate Full Time: 1
Part Time:
13.0 - 16.0

Program lengths are estimates, not guarantees. For the most current program information, please check with the program contact.

Eligibility for the following course(s) is required:

Course Course ID Credits Availability

This course provides students with a supportive learning community in which to further develop the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills needed to write in academic settings. Topics include reading and writing processes, critical thinking strategies, vocabulary, study skills, and grammar instruction. Upon completion, students should be able to apply these skills toward understanding a variety of academic and career-related texts and composing a college-level essay.

ENGL 98 10.0

Course Substitute : DSP

Covers real number system, polynomial and rational expressions, exponents and radicals, first and second degree equations, linear systems of equations and graphs. Intro to functions and logarithms.

MATH 98 5.0
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic technical skills to facilitate a safe and optimal level of client functioning, recognizing individual, cultural, and religious/faith-based diversity, and holistic patient care.
  • Exhibit behavior that maintains and respects clients' rights and promotes their independence, regardless of race, religion, lifestyle, sexual orientation, disease process, or ability to pay.
  • Utilize communication skills effectively to function as a member of the nursing and health care team.
  • Apply knowledge of and respond to the laws and regulations affecting practice, including but not limited to patient abuse and neglect, patient privacy and confidentiality, patient complaint procedures, and OBRA and OSHA regulations.
  • Demonstrate theory concepts and patient care skills sufficient to pass all course components and qualify to take the State of Washington exams for Nurse Assistant licensure.

Job tests this program will prepare you for:

  • NAC exams

For current employment and wage estimates, please visit the following online resources and search for the relevant occupational term:

All costs are estimates and are not guarantees. For the most current program information, check with an adviser by calling (206) 934-4068. There are additional costs for books and supplies. Each student is responsible for the purchase of certain supplies and required tools before the instruction begins.

Full Time Cost

Quarter Credits Resident Non-Resident International
1 14 $1,527.74 $1,713.62 $3,565.94

The NA-C program is offered in a hybrid model. Theory will be online through Zoom, labs will be in-person at the South Seattle College campus and clinical offered at a clinical site towards the end of the quarter.


Coursework

Course Course ID Credits Availability

Total credits required: 6 -8

Covers theory concepts for the Nursing Assistant Certified Program following the curriculum mandated by Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON) requirements.

NURS 107 8.0

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Supervised laboratory component of Nurse Assistant Program. Combination of Nursing Assistant lab skills and didactic in lab setting.

NURS 108 5.5

Supervised clinical rotation in healthcare setting for Nursing Assistant Program.

NURS 109 1.5

AHA BLS for healthcare providers certification for students in Nursing Assistant Program

NURS 110 1.0